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Colin DNov 13 '12 at 17:52

@Colin D - Poker is perfectly on topic here. There is no need to transfer the question.
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ire_and_curses♦Nov 13 '12 at 20:44

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Appropriate location aside, I can't imagine how this is either answerable or reasonably scoped - the FAQ says 'if you can imagine an entire book that answers your question, you're asking too much', and I think it's safe to say that several hundred books have been written that answer this question at this point...
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Steven StadnickiNov 14 '12 at 1:37

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It's a hard question to answer, and depends on the player's style and whether the player likes to bluff, as well as the style and skill of the other players.

If I don't have decent hole cards (low cards or nothing matching) I fold. I might risk it if I'm one of the blinds, but if I'm raised I'll fold. If I have a decent starting hand I usually wait for the flop.

In my opinion you should bet based on the strength of your cards. Generally speaking, the games I've won have always been ones where I've consistently been conservative, and I find the same applies to my opponents. By conservative I mean don't bet unless you're sure the odds are in your favor.

Again, there's no solid rule. It depends what cards are out, what you have in your hand, etc... That's a topic within itself, but it comes with experience. Check this out: texasholdem-poker.com/odds
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MohamadNov 13 '12 at 17:20

The general concept here is known as "pot odds". The basic goal is to figure out your probability of winning, and then compare the amount of money to "call" to the total amount of money you would win if you are successful. Neither of those are known values though, so you need to do your best to guess what they are. That requires both thinking about both the probability of upcoming cards that might improve your hand, as well as what hands you opponents might be able to create based on their private cards and upcoming cards.

All of this ignores the idea the concepts of bluffing as well as the fact that you often want to raise people if you feel you have better pot odds than them, to raise the amount of money you can potentially win and to decrease the chance that they stay in the pot and win on a lucky card on the river. So you can imagine that many books have been written on this subject, and thus it is impossible to give a complete answer on a site like this.